- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Morningside University
Sioux City, IACity: smallZIP 51106Founded 1894
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1894
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.morningside.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Morningside University
Morningside University is a private nonprofit university in Sioux City, Iowa, with 1,163 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $23,505 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention74%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans67%
$23,505net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$58,902median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#851 of 1,704 for earnings#1,129 of 1,739 for lowest net price#957 of 1,738 for graduation rate#590 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $54,848tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,190
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,190
- Average net price
- $23,505national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,940
$30,001–48,000$19,913
$48,001–75,000$21,391
$75,001–110,000$23,989
$110,001+$25,636
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,290
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,902middle 50%: $41,173–$80,251
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,251
Median, Morningside University$58,902
Lower quarter$41,173
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,163
- Part-time
- 4.2%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,538 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,726
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,301,016
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic10%
Black3.6%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident8.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown19%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Education19%
Health professions13%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.6%
Psychology5.9%
Agriculture5.3%
Computer & information sciences3.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154004. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6912982.